Petroleum leakage is a major environmental contaminant, prompting the need for effective cleanup methods like bioremediation, which utilizes indigenous microorganisms to treat contaminated soil.
A study identified 60 oil-degrading bacterial isolates, 34 of which could rapidly grow on various hydrocarbons and produce biosurfactants, aiding in the breakdown of pollutants.
The isolates showed varying abilities to degrade different hydrocarbons, with benzene degrading the fastest followed by hexane, gasoline, and diesel; the bacterial consortium was able to reduce hydrocarbon content significantly in just 15 days.
Fibrinolytic enzyme gene () is widely conserved among spp. belonging to group I species. This is encoding a serine-like enzyme (FibE) secreted in extracellular medium.